League

BRASIL
Spectators: 7187 (Terracing: 5392, Seating: 1653, VIP seats: 142) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Cícero Souza made the kick off which started today's match. In a very dangerous position, a player in BRASIL fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 3rd minute. Penalty! BRASIL:s Victor Tavares showed great skill when he stopped André Luís Arantes:s penalty. 4 minutes into the game, TROPA DE ELITE's André Luís Arantes nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Victor Tavares made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Pedro Luís Bittencourt kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. When João Carlos Meira came up free with the goalie in the 11th minute, the TROPA DE ELITE fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that João Carlos Meira couldn't finish the play. Victor Tavares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Waldemar Teles in the 14th minute of the match. Victor Tavares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from João Carlos Meira in the 15th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Waldemar Teles in the 16th minute of play forced BRASIL's goalkeeper Victor Tavares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Victor Tavares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Waldemar Teles, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Waldemar Teles had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Waldemar Teles struck a weak shot in the 31st minute. Victor Tavares didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for TROPA DE ELITE. Cícero Souza received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Luiz Guilherme Leão came out and tried to block the shot, but Cícero Souza slotted it home off the left post making it 1-1 in the 35th minute. Gerson Gomes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luiz Guilherme Leão having to interfere. In the 41st minute the ball was on its way in behind TROPA DE ELITE's goalkeeper Luiz Guilherme Leão, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpected shot in the 43rd minute by Gerson Gomes got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. 44 minutes in the game, Cícero Souza fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Luiz Guilherme Leão having to interfere. After having played for 45 minutes, Gerson Gomes managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. BRASIL's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gerson Gomes was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Cícero Souza struck a weak shot in the 47th minute. Luiz Guilherme Leão didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for BRASIL. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Waldemar Teles stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The supporters of TROPA DE ELITE booed when BRASIL was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marcos Cabral didn't get a good kick on the ball. Waldemar Teles blasted a shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Victor Tavares having to make a save. 69 minutes into the match, BRASIL's goal looked a bit too open when Waldemar Teles came free, but Victor Tavares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cícero Souza fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luiz Guilherme Leão having to interfere. João Carlos Meira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 77 played minutes BRASIL got a freekick which was hit by Marcos Cabral. The supporters of TROPA DE ELITE booed when BRASIL was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nildo Braga didn't get a good kick on the ball. TROPA DE ELITE's André Luís Arantes shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 80th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Victor Tavares but with some difficulty. When Serginho de Medeiros fell near the penalty area in the 89th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored BRASIL's protests and gave Serginho de Medeiros a yellow card for diving instead. In the 89th match minute, BRASIL was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Serginho de Medeiros to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 93rd minute, Cícero Souza managed to get in a good position for a shot. BRASIL's supporters rose to their feet, but Cícero Souza was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Luiz Guilherme Leão breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.